Bengals first round pick Shemar Stewart is unsigned and is holding out of training camp. The 17th overall pick is the only first rounder that hasn't signed his rookie contract. Stewart, who remains in Texas and is training at his alma mater,

The Cincinnati Bengals were preparing to enter training camp this week despite still being at odds with two prominent pieces of their defense in sack leader Trey Hendrickson and rookie first-round pick Shemar Stewart.

“Simmons says wider receiver Charlie Jones (their top punt returner) and Jermaine Burton are going to see time as a kick-return tandem. In the second year of the new kickoff rule, Simmons is looking for sure handers. He anticipates opposing kickers to spray the ball more to force returns and take fewer touchbacks.”

The Bengals are focused on sharpening things up and putting together a bounce-back season after a disappointing go of things in 2024, but Ja'Marr Chase has kept things relaxed when talking to reporters throughout the first couple of days at training camp.

Training camp is still in the early stages around the NFL, as the overwhelming majority of teams are getting acclimated to football again. That doesn't mean the practices don't count (they do), but the pads will be coming on around the league next week.

If there’s one player who understands the importance of training camp practice in Cincinnati, it’s Amarius Mims. The Bengals selected Mims with the No.18 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft out of Georgia. Mims went on to start 13 games for the Bengals last season.

CINCINNATI – Just two days in, the dog days of training camp have arrived for the Cincinnati Bengals.

It isn’t all bad news for the Cincinnati Bengals as the team reports to training camp. While contract extension drama makes the big splashes, the Bengals at least got some good news on the injury front as players got in the building, too.